Mop



G. P. SIREHNGER.

MOP.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE-29, 1920.

1,383,875. Patented July 5, 1921.

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PATE

GILBERT I. STBELINGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. I

MOP.

Application filed June 29,

, ing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in mops and more particularly to the construction of such devices having combined swab holding and wringing characteristics.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a holder of simple and inexpensive construction which can be easily operated to perform both the mopping and wringing functions. r

A further object of the invention is to provide a loop or ring of simple construction which may be used in conjunction with the holding device for forcing the swab through the holding device during the wringing operation. v

For a full understanding of the inven tion, reference is made in the following deseription to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved mop holder with the bottom side uppermost.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one form of loop.

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are plan views of loops of modified constructions.

My improved holding device consists essentially. of two clamping members one of which, the upper as shown on the drawing being designated by numeral and the lower member by numeral 11. These members are formed near each end with apertures which are adapted to aline when the members are in operative position, and receive therethrough retaining bolts 12 each having a head 13 at one end and a nut 14 at the other. Two sets of coil springs 15 and 16 are placed on these bolts and are adapted to engage respectively at one end with the member 11 and the member 10. These springs are cone shaped or preferably double cone or barrel shaped whereby when the members 10 and 11 are separated the various coils may telescope within the wider ones and thereby permit a wide range movement to the members without necessitating an exeessive length for the bolts 12,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, i921.

1920. Serial No. 392,810.

The members 10 and 11 are preferably formed from sheet metal by means of stamping operations. The member 10 is formed with a cone shaped upper side terminating in a socket portion 18 adapted toreceive an operating handle 19. I A retaining pin may be inserted through the aperture 20 of the soclret portion in order to retain the handle 19 in place. Metal strips 21 are struck from the body of the member 10 and bent over so as to provide housings or guards for one end of the "bolts 12 and the corresponding springs 16. These guards prevent injury to the bolts and springs and prevent scratching of floors and furniture. Each of the members 10 and 11 is formed with outwardly flared lower edges 22 and 23 which act to guide-the swab as it is pulled through the holding device and also provide convenient means for gripping the members whereby they may be manually separated. The flared portion 22 extends adjacent to the terminals of the bent strips 21 so as to provide, in connection with said strips a substantially complete housing for one end of the bolts and the corresponding set of barrel springs 16.

Figs. 2 to 5 illustrate different forms of loops or rings for engaging the swab 2 1. In all of the figures the wire loop has a swab engaging side formed of the adjacent end portions 25 and 26 of the wire. All of the loops also have shoulders for contacting with the upperside of the swab and handles, but these shoulders and handles are of different shape. In Figs. 2 and 3 the shoulders 26 and 27 form with the ends 25 and 26 almost a complete rectangle with the exception that the sides 26.and 27 of the shoulder portions are spaced apart slightly and are continued to form a rectangular handle 23 in Fig. 2 and V-shaped handle 29 in Fig. 3. In Fig. at the shoulder portion is composed. of spaced sections 30, 31 and 32 which are joined for projecting portions 33 which form the handles oftheloop. In Fig. 5 the shoulder portions 34: are of limited length and are joined by the projecting handle 35.

The swab 24 is preferably in the form of a loop of fibrous material having its looped end engaging'the side 25, 26 of the wire loop or ring. The side 25, 26 thereforeserves to exert a pull on the swab for the purpose of pulling the same through the members 22, 2?) of the holder. The handle of the loop may be readily inserted between the two members and the members may be separated by hand it necessary in order to permit the large portion of the loop of the swab to pass between them. After this has been accomplished, however, a pull on the wire handle will readily force the swa'o' through the members and the springs 15 and 16 exert a yielding pressure upon the swab sufficient to thoroughly wring the same and render it sufficiently dry for another mopping operation.

Itis apparent that a slight adjustment of the mop in the holder may be obtained by pushing on the wire ring so that the shoulder portion contacting with the outer surface of the swab will move it longitudinally. As stated above the strips 21 protect the projecting ends oi the bolts and a set of springs from injury and also protect the floor and furniture from becoming scratched during the mopping operation. The usual handle 19 engages the socket 20 of one of the members so that the mop may be operated from a standing position as it is the custom with mops of this type. i

It is preferred that a swab composed of a plurality of strands of cotton or other fibrous material should be used in conjunction with my holding device, but it is evident that it can be used with equal facility with swabs of other material.

Having described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a mop holder, two clamping mem bers of sheet metal, one, of said members being -formed with a handle engaging portion, spring means for yieldingly maintaining said members in closed relation, and strips struck from the material of one of said members and bent over to provide guards for said spring means.

2. In a mop holder, two clamping members of sheet metal, one of said members being formed with a handle engaging portion and bent over metal strips, and oppositely disposed springs engaging said members respectively, one set of said springs being housed by said strips.

3. In a mop holder, two clamping members of sheet metal, one of said members being formed at its upper side with a handle engaging portion, springs for yieldingly maintaining said members in closed relation, the lower sides of said members being flared whereby the members may readily receive a swab therebetween.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing-witnesses.

GILBERT P. STRELINGER.

Witnesses DUDLEY B. MUNGER, JAMES DUNNELL. 

